2026-07-05T15:45:07Z

This morning's old man #workout #music is an important artifact in the development of modern music: Urgh! A Music War - a concert film that documented the music scene as the world entered the 1980s. Many of these bands went on to dominate pop music. Others were forgotten. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this again - probably 40 years since I have seen it. Oingo Boingo, who are featured, were the first "punk" band I ever saw live - a few years after this.

https://youtu.be/SgBhZPBp-WI
#NewWave #80s #Punk #PostPunk #BodyWeightTraining #KettleBells #Wellness

YouTubeVA Urgh! A Music War (1980) - Full Movie (1080p Upscaled & Enhanced)by mindtpi

Jul 5, 2026, 15:45 UTCen

2026-07-05T16:03:55Z

Mrowster@mrowster@linernotes.club

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Replying to @icastico@c.im

@icastico haha I like to think I *almost* saw Oingo Boingo play in '82/'83 - they once played a big dance at my high school, a couple years before I could reasonably attend. Me and a friend did sneak within earshot of the gymnasium to clearly hear Danny & the boys start into “Grey Matter” - but we got chased away at full sprint by security goons 😞

2026-07-05T16:19:12Z

icastico@icastico@c.im

19h

Replying to @mrowster@linernotes.club

@mrowster

Great story. Reminds me of when we saw Ozzy (January 1982). My friends had tickets. I did not. So I went with them and just pushed in with the crowd. My other buddy without tickets tried climbing the trees to the upper tier. He didn’t make it. Saw Oingo Boingo my first semester in college I 83.